Past Event Category: Diagnosis Category
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Mar 8Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Down SyndromeWaisman Center 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705
15th Annual | In-Person and Virtual Register Here Event Details When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Refreshments at 8:30 a.m for in-person attendees. Where: In Person – At the Wiley Conference Center Virtual/Zoom – Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96571088414?pwd=ap0oldXF3bhr2HObsMiuaoJDW9Sxo9.1 Passcode:416113 About: Learn about advances in research and …
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Mar 7Seminar – David Zopf, MD, MS – A Breath of Fresh Air: Novel Airway Device Innovation Using 3D Printing for Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome PatientsJohn D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
David Zopf, MD, MS University of Wisconsin–Madison Profile About the Speaker: David Zopf, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and the Section Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology. He has also been named the Division of Otolaryngology’s Director of Innovation. In this position, he will help coordinate and oversee …
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Feb 28Seminar – Carla Mazefsky, PhD – “Emotion Dysregulation and Suicide in Autism: What We Know and Where We Are Going”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Carla Mazefsky, PhD University of Pittsburgh Lab Website About the Speaker: Carla Mazefsky is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed her undergraduate training at The College of William and Mary, followed by a doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth …
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Feb 26Whose Life Is It, Anyway? – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Peter Leidy
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
In this training session we will look at power and control in support relationships. Many people being supported feel that others are too often telling them what to do.
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Feb 26Accepting Our Complex Bodies – Community of Practice ASD/DDFeaturing: Colleen McCluskey, AAS, BS, MS
Virtual - Register for Zoom Code Register Here
Come Join us for a discussion around the intersection of our bodies and disability focusing on gut health and sleep health. We will learn about existing research and discussion on these issues. Following that we will hear from panelists talking about impact and solutions. Keynote: Colleen McCluskey, AAS, BS, MS Panel on Gut Issues Panel …
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Feb 22Waisman Center Day with the Experts: AutismFeaturing: Lily Wagner, Luis Columna, and Leann DaWalt
1500 Highland Ave, Madison WI 53705 Waisman Center
21st Annual Click Here to Register En español Event Details When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Where: In Person – At the Waisman Center – Friends of the Waisman Center Auditorium Virtual – Zoom: You are invited to a Zoom webinar! When: Feb 22, 2025 09:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) …
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Feb 18Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Josh Lapin, MSSW
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation.
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Feb 13IEP 101 – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Colin Fass & Phyllis Greenberger
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
An IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Training for guardians and providers who attend IEP meetings
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Feb 7Seminar – Donna Werling, PhD – “Gene Expression in Brain as a Tool for Identifying Sex-Differential Risk Mechanisms for Autism”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Donna Werling, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison Profile About the Speaker: Donna Werling, PhD, is interested in the mechanisms by which genetic variation and sex-differential biology influence risk for neuropsychiatric conditions, with a major focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. During her doctoral work in the laboratory of Dan Geschwind at the …
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Feb 6The Double Rainbow: The Intersection of Gender Identity and Neurodivergence – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, M.S. LPC
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Research has shown that rates of LGBTQIA+ identification in the neurodivergent community are higher than in the general population, but little is done to provide increased and inclusive supports to them or to better understand their unique needs.